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Graduate earnings
31of 34 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year). 3 fall short.
34 of 67 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 33 have no earnings published. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 86 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$3,776 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$3,776 a year
About $15,104 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $1,251 |
| $30k to $48k | $2,990 |
| $48k to $75k | $6,811 |
| $75k to $110k | $9,982 |
| $110k and up | $12,806 |
| All families (average) | $3,776 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
50 of 153 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,223 | +$20,477 | clears the bar | $9,000 | 0.4 yrs | 432 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,206 | +$27,460 | clears the bar | $13,382 | 0.5 yrs | 196 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $45,656 | +$9,910 | clears the bar | $12,994 | 1.3 yrs | 106 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $116,238 | +$80,492 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 105 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,063 | +$22,317 | clears the bar | $12,250 | 0.5 yrs | 104 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,270 | +$61,524 | clears the bar | $13,232 | 0.2 yrs | 100 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $86,151 | +$50,405 | above HS line | $20,504 | 0.4 yrs | 99 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,679 | +$31,933 | clears the bar | $6,650 | 0.2 yrs | 99 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $55,895 | +$20,149 | clears the bar | $9,558 | 0.5 yrs | 85 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,698 | +$61,952 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 83 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $64,414 | +$28,668 | clears the bar | $13,632 | 0.5 yrs | 83 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $69,948 | +$34,202 | clears the bar | $14,858 | 0.4 yrs | 69 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,753 | +$12,007 | clears the bar | $11,878 | 1.0 yrs | 69 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,540 | +$23,794 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.5 yrs | 68 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $74,6201-year earnings | +$38,874 | above HS line (1-yr) | $171,263 | 4.4 yrs | 60 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,683 | +$19,937 | clears the bar | $10,199 | 0.5 yrs | 50 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $59,039 | +$23,293 | clears the bar | $14,060 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $79,163 | +$43,417 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $117,131 | +$81,385 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 44 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $94,601 | +$58,855 | above HS line | $23,914 | 0.4 yrs | 41 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $79,740 | +$43,994 | above HS line | $27,301 | 0.6 yrs | 40 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,659 | +$52,913 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,957 | +$52,211 | clears the bar | $19,529 | 0.4 yrs | 36 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $32,769 | -$2,977 | falls short | $12,489 | no earnings gain | 36 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $149,434 | +$113,688 | above HS line | $114,977 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $44,058 | +$8,312 | clears the bar | $21,637 | 2.6 yrs | 32 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $52,809 | +$17,063 | clears the bar | $13,075 | 0.8 yrs | 32 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,685 | +$59,939 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,804 | +$52,058 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $63,2951-year earnings | +$27,549 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $85,112 | +$49,366 | above HS line | $19,917 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,754 | +$31,008 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Bachelor's Degree | $68,614 | +$32,868 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,637 | +$12,891 | clears the bar | $20,739 | 1.6 yrs | 21 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $46,801 | +$11,055 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $79,051 | +$43,305 | above HS line | $54,500 | 1.3 yrs | 20 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,440 | +$26,694 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $73,882 | +$38,136 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $72,068 | +$36,322 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $48,9081-year earnings | +$13,162 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Landscape Architecture | Master's Degree | $72,481 | +$36,735 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $33,3391-year earnings | -$2,407 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $81,813 | +$46,067 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | $47,282 | +$11,536 | above HS line | $41,000 | 3.6 yrs | 10 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | $64,8861-year earnings | +$29,140 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $34,212 | -$1,534 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | $90,944 | +$55,198 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $117,6141-year earnings | +$81,868 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | $81,401 | +$45,655 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.9 yrs | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $148,354 | +$112,608 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 52 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 43 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Publishing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Civil Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computational Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Architecture | First Professional Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | First Professional Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 153 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,746 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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